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Jul 25, 2025 | Yester Years

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, July 30, 2015

LEMONADE, COOKIES AND BROWNIES. Two sisters and a cousin joined the ranks of entrepreneurs on a recent Sunday afternoon and set up a lemonade stand along Highway 44 in Panora. The trio (from left) Maddelyn Richey, 8, Miyah Small, 5, and Laicey Richey, 6, welcome paying customer Jazmyn Sellers, 10. Laicey had the idea for the stand that sold lemonade, cookies and brownies. There was one donation jar for the refreshments and one for donations to help the Mark Johnston family as the school principal undergoes medical treatment for cancer. The girls were able to donate $100 to the Johnston family. Maddelyn said the stand really did well. One highlight was a Panora policeman stopping by for a purchase. All was done with the assistance and under the watchful eye of mother Lila Richey.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, July 27, 2005

SENIOR STATE FAIR STATICS PARTICIPANTS. Front row, from left, Paige Johnson, Kelsey Perron and Hannah Carter. Row two, Sarah Dentlinger, Jonathon Kempf, Reed Johnson and Emily Tuel.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, July 26, 1995

GUTHRIE CENTER ALL-STARS. Guthrie Center had 13 all-stars recognized at the conference swim meet. They were front row, left to right: McKenzie Benton, Roxanne Edgington, Trish Secoy, Shylo Wardyn, Mandi Rasmussen, Jennie Grace and Jessica Booth. Back row, left to right: Erin Larson, Ann Feilmeyer, Kyle Chance, Emi McCarty, Genienne Betts and Blake Benton.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, July 25, 1985

NEW SIDEWALKS. Businesses on the west side of Yale’s main street are getting new sidewalks, thanks to volunteer labor and financial assistance from the Centennial Committee. The business firms also are contributing. Ron Dygert, Alvin Clark and Dick Kunce formed the sidewalks Tuesday morning. Above, Lee McGee, Ron McGee and Dale Louk, background, level fill sand. McGee, a member of the city council, said the sidewalks being replaced are 70 years old.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, July 30, 1975

NO BANGS HERE. Tim Pote covers his ears anticipating something like the 4th of July firecrackers, but sister Rachel knows better and enjoys the Lake Panorama Day Parade with their father, Mike Pote of Panora.

Luft leads Panorama girls wrestling camp July 23 at Panorama High School  

Jul 25, 2025 | Sports

Photos by Betty Cooper | Special to the Times Vedette

Lilly Luft led the Panorama girls wrestling camp on July 23 at Panorama High School. Luft, originally of Charles City, was a three-time Iowa state champion wrestler and four-time place-winner for Charles City Community High School. She was 40-0 as a senior and had a career record of 125-6, setting the state record for most career wins by a female wrestler. She is now wrestling for the University of Iowa. 

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Panorama Women’s Golf League: Dunlap and Spradling are Group A low scratch winners with a 33; Chambers in Group B with a 28

Jul 25, 2025 | Sports

Special to the Times Vedette

A total of 50 women played in the Panorama Women’s Golf League on July 22.  

In the A group, Ai Dunlap and Emily Spradling were the low scratch winners with a 33. The second low scratch winners was Julie Clausen with a 35. Lynn Breitbach, Phyllis Davis, Shelli Larsen and Rhoda Williams were the HDCP winners with a 25. The special event was closest to par with HDCP score, and Ai Dunlap, Amy Ganske, Amy Lawton, Sue Merryman and Emily  Spradling were the winners with 27s. Lynn Breithbach had the fewest putts with 14.

In the B group, Ann Chambers was the low scratch winner with a 38. The second low scratch winner was Beth Muenzenberger with a 39. The HDCP winners were Ann Chambers, Jen Hartwig and Beth Muenzenberger with a 23. The special event was closest to par with HDCP score, and Ruth Allen was the winner with a 28. Marlys Metzger had the fewest putts with 15.

Lynn Breitbach, Shelli Larsen, Rhoda Williams and Jen Hartwig each had a birdie. Lynn Breitbach had two chip ins. 

Panorama Men’s Golf League: Ganske has low score of 29

Jul 25, 2025 | Sports

Special to the Times Vedette

On Tuesday, July 22, at Panorama West Golf Course, 30 players participated in the men’s league. Jay Ganske had a low score of 29. Curt Anderson was closest to the pin, while Rich Shumacher made the longest putt. Lyle Hansen needed only 14 putts. The scramble was won by the team of Chip Hansen, Jerry Armstrong and Jason Wolf with a score of 2 under par.

Baseball and softball postseason highlights thus far

Jul 25, 2025 | Cyote's Den

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The state tournaments for Iowa high school baseball and softball are in full swing (see what I did there?), and they have been packed full of highlight plays. Click the links in the summaries to see what has been scattered across social media. One even made the top 10 best plays on ESPN’s SportsCenter this week.

Baseball

1A:

No. 4 seed Martensdale-St Marys will face No. 3 seed Saint Ansgar tonight, July 25, at 5 p.m. MSM snuck past No. 5 Kee in the first round, 2-0, and dominated No. 8 Hillcrest Academy, 18-8. That was a rough result for Hillcrest, which was fresh off of a massive upset of No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s. Saint Ansgar beat No. 3 Logan-Magnolia, 3-1, and then No. 7 East Buchanan, 8-5. We were almost treated to a matchup of the lowest seeds in this bracket, but these two teams will show why they made it to the final.

2A:

No. 6 Chariton defeated West Central Activities Conference No. 3 seed Van Meter in stunning fashion in the first round, 8-7 in extra innings, thanks to an incredible play at the plate. Watch that highlight HERE. Van Meter fans will feel cheated by the call; Chariton fans will rejoice. What say you? Let me know at cyote@dmcityview.com. Chariton’s run would end there at the hands of No. 2 Pleasantville, 3-1. They will meet No. 4 Unity Christian, which upset No. 1 Underwood to make the final. That game is tonight, July 25, at 7:30 p.m.

3A:

We have a battle of the top seeds on our hands in 3A with No. 1 Wahlert Catholic set to face No. 2 Pella today, July 25, at noon. Wahlert beat No. 8 Boone, 3-1, then handled No. 5 Saydel, 10-0, to make the final. Pella made quick work of No. 7 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 12-5. Pella made it to the final over No. 3 Bishop Heelan thanks to a wild throw from the catcher to third base after a dropped pitch. Watch that HERE.

4A:

No. 8 Bettendorf made its first state tournament appearance in 23 years thanks to late game heroics with a two RBI walk-double, captured in one of the best sports recordings I may have ever seen. The Bulldogs dog pile at second base, while the Dubuque Hempstead player looks away. Absolute cinema. The Cinderella run didn’t end there. Bettendorf upset No. 1 Sioux City East in the first round, 2-1, then pulled off another upset over No. 4 Waukee Northwest, 5-3. They will have to get through No. 3 Iowa City High at 3:30 p.m. today, July 25, to finish their story.

Softball

1A:

We have another showdown between top seeds with No. 1 Wayne and No. 2 Clarksville set to battle on July 25 at 7:30 p.m. Wayne has lost two games all season and defeated No. 8 Highland, 7-4, and No. 4 Riverside, 7-3 to make the final. Clarksville defeated No. 7 Newman Catholic, 5-4, and breezed past St. Edmond, 11-3 to advance.

2A:

There’s little surprise here as to which one of the state final participants is. No. 1. Van Meter defeated No. 8 East Marshall, 11-3, and squeaked out a win over No. 5 West Fork, 5-4, to return to the final. They will face No. 3 West Lyon, which beat No. 6 Cascade in a 10-8 shootout, and upset No. 2 Louisa-Muscatine, 9-5 to challenge the perennial powerhouse that is Van Meter softball, today, July 25 at 5 p.m.

3A:

No. 1 seed Wahlert Catholic is in the finals against No. 2 Williamsburg today, July 25, at 2:30 p.m., but it was the No. 4 seed PCM that stole the headlines. Despite losing to Wahlert Catholic in the semifinals, PCM centerfielder made one of the best catches you’ll ever see. It made it all the way to No. 2 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 best plays. It was captured in higher quality by Owen Siebring HERE.

4A:

Pella is showing Bettendorf the blueprint on how to win a state title while being an underdog. No. 8 Pella won the 4A championship against No. 3 North Polk on July 24. The Dutch upset both No. 1 Xavier, 5-1, and No. 5 ADM, 2-1, to make it to the final, all with a 24-12 record. Sometimes teams just get hot at the right time. North Polk etched past No. 6 Western Dubuque, 9-7, and then handled No. 7 North Scott, 11-3, to make the final.

5A:

It was business as usual in 5A with the top two seeds battling it out for the state title on July 24. In the end, No. 1 Waukee Northwest defeated No. 2 Linn-Mar for the state title in a defensive battle, 1-0. Waukee Northwest defeated No. 8 Dowling, 4-0, and then dominated No. 4 Ankeny Centennial, 11-3, to reach the final. On the other side of the bracket, Linn-Mar beat No. 7 Pleasant Valley, 5-1, and No. 6 Cedar Falls, 8-0, to make the final.

Reach out with comments, complaints or story ideas to cyote@dmcityview.com.